Collar.



H. 0'. FLETCHER.

COLLAR.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 13, 1912.

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Inventor I r I Attorneys HENRY C. FLETCHER, OF NEW CASTLE, PENNSYLVANIA.

COLLAR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 25,1913.

Application filed August 13, 1912. Serial No. 714,929.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, HENRY G. F LETGHER, a citizen of the United States,residing at New Castle, in the county of Lawrence and State ofPennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Collar, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to shirt collars, and particularly to that classknown as double standing lay-down or turn-down collars wherein the endsof the face are designed to fit close together.

It is the object of the present invention to provide such a collarwherein the ends may be readily engaged to the front collar button,.thecollar button hole in the end of the collar last engaged being sodesigned that its engagement to the collar button may be expedited orrendered easy and convenient.

lVith the foregoing general object in view,

the present invention resides in providing that end of the collar whichis last attached with the novel form of collar button opening ashereinafter set forth in detail.

The invention has been illustrated in its preferred embodiment in theaccompanying drawings, wherein like reference characters have beenemployed to denote corresponding parts, and wherein- Figure 1 is aperspective View of the collar when closed, or as when engaged to thefront collar button. Fig. 2 is a fragmental perspective of the ends ofthe collar showing the free end of the collar being engaged to thecollar button. Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 2, the free end of thecollar being engaged to the collar button at a different position. Fig.4 is an interior elevation of the end of the collar. Fig. 5 is a viewsimilar to Fig. 4 showing a slight modification in the form of thebutton holes or openings.

Referring specifically to the drawings, the collar which is of a doublestanding, turndown or lay-down type comprises the usual band 7 and theface 8, the ends of the band projecting beyond the ends of the face andbeing designed to overlap, as is customary. This collar may be of linenor similar material, and it is also understood that this invention isequally applicable to celluloid or rubber collars or collars of anyother material.

In carrying out the present invention, the end of the band which isfirst engaged to the front collar button is provided adjacent its loweredge with the usual slit opening for the reception of the collar buttonin case of a linen or similar collar, or with the usual key-hole collarbutton opening 9 in case of a rubber collar or the like, the head 10 ofwhich is arranged directly in rear of the end of the face and the tail11 of which projects outwardly. The head 10 of the key-hole opening isof sufiicient diameter to readily receive the head of the collar buttonas is desirable and customary in rubber collars, and the tail 11 iscomparatively short and narrow to provide a notch for accommodating theshank of the collar button, the corresponding end of the collar beingengaged to the collar button by passing the head of the key-hole openingover the head of the collar butt-on and then permitting the shank of thecollar button to slide into the tail or notch 11.

The most important feature of the present invention resides in theprovision of the novel form of collar button opening in the end of thecollar last attached to the collar button, this opening being designatedby the numeral 12 and being enlarged or preferably vertically elongateddirectly in rear of the end of the face, or being of a rectangular orother contour arranged in a vertical or other position. The lower end ofthe opening 12 terminates at a distance from the lower edge of the bandcorresponding with the distance of the tail 11 of the key-hole openingfrom the lower edge of the band, the opening 12 having a tail 13projecting outwardly from its lower end in order to provide a notchcomplementing the tail or notch 11. This notch 13 is on a line with thelower end of the opening 12 and projects laterally relative to the saidopening, the opening 12 extending upwardly for a considerable distance.The outer edge of the opening 12 is substantially vertical and extendsfrom a point adjacent the lower edge of the band to a point short of theupper edge of the band and along the end of the face. It

may be stated that the collar button notch provide convenient means forattaching the ends of the collar to the front collar button.

After the one end of the collar has been engaged to the front collarbutton, namely, by engaging the key-hole opening or slit over the headof the collar button so that the shank engages in the tail of thekeyhole opening, the free or last engaged end of the collar is passedunder the opposite end of the face and over the other end of the bandand is drawn around to a suitable position, in order that the head ofthe collar button passes through the opening 12. V hen this has beendone, the free end of the collar is slid, the outer edge of the opening12slidi-ng along the shank of the collar button, so that when the end ofthe collar has been slid upwardly to its proper position,

the shank of the collar button will be drawn into the tail or notch 18of the opening 12. The free, end of the collar is thus readily attachedto the collar button in a convenient-and simple manner, permitting theends of the face to fit close together and the but ton hole openingbeing hidden from view. It will also be apparent that the collar buttonwill. lie centrally between the ends of the face, so that this inventionmay be employed with made-up ties or with the customary four-in-hand orbow ties with equal effect. It will also be observed that the enlar 'edor elongated opening 12 permits the sai opening to be readily passedover the head of the collar button regardless of the particular positionof the free end of the collar, and that by drawing the free end of thecollar upwardly, the shank of the collar button will be drawn into thenotch 13. It is also unnecessary to spring the ends of the face or theends of the band, as is customary with the collars known to the trade asAra-notch? collars, or collars ;which are provided at their free or lastengaged ends with an opening extending to the lower edge so that thefree end of the collar may be slipped downwardly over the collar buttonand the free'end of the band may then be snapped under the opposite endof the face.

A collar provided with collar button openings in accordance with thepresent invention may be most readily engaged to the front collarbutton, even in the dark, and

the appearance,.convenience or use of the collar is not in any mannerlnterfered with,

but on the other hand, are increased in efliciency.

In the form illustrated in Fig. 5, the collar button opening 9 in theend of the collar which is first attached is provided with a head 10 andoppositely projecting tails or notches 11 as is common in rubber or likecollars, so that it will appear that the collar button opening may be ofany preferred form. The collar button opening in the free end or lastengaged end of the collar is modified, in that the lower end of theopening 12 terminates a considerable distance above the lower edge ofthe band and the tail 13 projects diagonally downward and outward to theproper position to complement an opening in the other end of the collar.This last mentioned form may be employed with the same convenience andefliciency as the form above described, as will be apparent. It willtherefore be understood, that the collar button openings may be slightlymodified in form and position to be in accord with the dictates ofconvenience or efiiciency. This invention is also applicable with equalpropriety to various forms or styles of collars as are common under theclass of double standing, turn-down or lay-down collars.

Having thus described the invention what is claimed as new is:

A lay-down collar wherein the ends of the face are designed to lit closetogether and wherein the ends of the band are designed to overlap, theband being provided at its last attached end with an enlarged collarbutton opening directly in rear of the corresponding end of the; face toreadily receive the head of the collar button and having an outwardlyprojecting notch at its lower end extending toward the end of the bandto receive the shank of the collar button, the outer edge of the openingbeing substantially vertical and extending from a point adjacent thelower edge of the band, along the end of the face and to a point shortof the upper edge of the band, so that the said outer edge of theopening may slide on the shank of the collar button.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto affixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

HENRY C. FLETCHER. lVitnesses MARY E. Nomus, J NO. C. DIGHT.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C.

